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Taitung County is home to seven aboriginal ethnics, including Bunun, Paiwan, Rukai, Amis, Beinan, Yamis, and Gamalan. Each tribe has its own unique culture; the diversity is the one and only in the nation as well as a rarity in the world. The high density and high diversity of indigenous population endows Taitung County with beverages richest resources.

Ethnic

The Beauty of the Ethnics

Bunun

The heavenly chorus:
the chorus of the Bununs is everywhere, not only in a harvest festival. It is sound after a round of the best liquor and it is heard in all the rituals. Although the time has changed and the sound of the heavenly chorus is now only heard in special occasions, the Western religion preserved the traditional tunes of chorus. Even the children know how to make harmonious chorus, I guess this is the talent God endows onto the Bunus.There is no chief -The society centers around the family elders:
other than the annual Hunting Festival, the Bunun's society works in units of extended family and the family elders are highly esteemed as the decision maker.Orchestrated music instruments:
The Bununs have preserved an array of traditional music instruments. They are played in solo or orchestra.The meaningful attitude towards life:
Full-moon means harvest and crescent means disappearance (disinfection and grass cutting). Playing diabolo is a wish for the millets to grow quickly. Swings means the millets will grow as high as the swing flies.The day a baby turns a month old is an all-day event. A celebration is held to bless and wish the baby a strong and lively childhood. Fruiting of wild pepper is a wish for good harvest because the pepper is spicy so the birds do not dare to come close to the millets.Personification of the millets:
the millets have souls and facial features; they move around and have father and son relationships. Therefore, they are highly respected. The father millet has five ears, watching over the growth of the son millet. Therefore, the Bununs give the father millet very high respect.

Paiwan

Inherited social ranks:
the Paiwans are born into certain ranks. The Chief's son will grow up to be achieve to own land; and the aristocracies or peasants wall will be born to have different rights of using lands. However, it is possible for a Paiwan to move up To higher ranks through good performances in battles, hunting, carving, and marriage.The eldest child inherits family properties but the genders or equal:
the eldest child of a family inherits all the properties in a family with only a small portion distribute it to the rest of the children, and the eldest child has the right to allocate the resources.Ancestor worshiping:
Paiwan's worship to their ancestor spirits is revealed by the large sculpture of ancestor spirits in the homes. Usually, the central pillar of a house is a holy place in the family. Family treasures, such as clay pots, knives, and animal bones that present the heroic events of the man in the house, or placed by the central pillar. The bride in beautiful gown also sits in front of the central pillar.Glamorous decorative arts:
vivid colors and blossoming flowers are that best representations of the Paiwans. Women wear their specially designed patterns to show their artistic talents. Their insistence to the uniqueness of their patterns is confidence and pride to their ethnicity.Special emphasis on their origins:
whoever that visits a chief would be told of the family's origin, such as the stories of the son of the sun, the offspring of the clay pot and the vipers. It is a way to show the importance of the individual or family. The origins of civilians and royalties are different according to the legends and this is the best proof to the hereditary system.The active creators:
The Paiwans sure what their special athletics and artistic talents in their lives. There are many Paiwans dedicated to wood carving. Gulou Village of Laiyi Township has more than ten wood carvers but only one makes it a profession. The Paiwans see this arts as part of life and passion. This is the difference of Paiwan from other ethnics. There are people studying the revival of glass beads and clay pots as well as music. Their traditional aesthetic values are not weakened through time.A melting pot of other cultures:
the Paiwans absorbed different foreign cultures through time and internalized into their own essences. For example, the Paiwans absorbed the form of the button design of the Hans and turn it into a special feature of the Paiwan culture. Recently, some of the artists are adapting the making of glass beads into their traditional beading arts and turning the art into a fashion.

Rukai

Beautiful apparel:
The Rukai apparel is characteristic for its cross stitch and glass beads. The totems are complex and glamorous, somewhat similar to the Paiwans, especially the tribes in the Sandimen and Majia area.The Sacred Lily:
Lily is the tribal flower of the Rukais. Rukais respect for lily has elevated to the spiritual sense and even extended to the social order and morals.Worship of vipers and leopard:
Many Rukai legends are centered around vipers. The viper is the ancestor of the chief – it is the elder in the tribe. Nonetheless, Rukai's respect for the vipers is not without fear. The villagers are forbidden to come into contact with the vipers. The Rukais' respect and worship of the vipers is very similar to that of the Paiwan.Life Attitude for Arts:
The Rukai's artistic expression shows in the home decoration, costumes, songs, and dances. Arts are in the lives of Rukais – carvings, embroideries, weaving, and horticulture are activities in the traditions of Rukai lives.

Amis

Strict age rank structure:
Although the clubhouse system has disappeared, the age rank system is still practiced in the Amis villages. The younger obeys the elder is the traditional way of life in the Amis traditions.The catchy songs and dances:
friendly tunes, strong tempos, and catchy rhythms are the characteristics of Amis folk tunes. Almost all other ethnics know how to sing one or two Amis songs.Bright colors and apparels:
from Hualien to Taitung, the Amis traditional costumes emerged into three systems, developed graphically bound. However, the variations are found from village to village; therefore, there is still no theory about the development.

Beinan

Sparta style training.Exquisite embroidery arts:
cross stitch is characteristic of the Beinan arts, as well as the dance patterns.Garlands:
although not only the Beinans wear garlands, but the good uniform style and the meaning (men's adulthood) is exclusive.Popularity of Shamanism:
in earlier times, shamanism is highly popular in the Beinan tribes. Other ethnics are terrified of Beinan's witchcraft's. The shamanism is categorized into the white and black witchcrafts. The white witchcraft heals people and the black witchcraft harms people. Currently, there are still several Shamans in the southern tribes. The southern king has more than 20 male and female shamans. They are in charge of the rituals in the tribes or endow blessings to the people. Recently, there is even one shaman open a business to carry out blessing rituals and fortune telling for people. Of course, the service is not limited to the Beinans; quite a few Hans our regular customers.

Yamis

The fly fish culture:
catching flying Fish is one of the major events in the life of an Yamis. The Yamis live around the fly fish catching activities, and this concept extends to Amis believes and their view of the universe (legend has it that the God in heaven also has fly fish in his home.)The culture of big boat:
The Yamis skill in sampan assembly and decoration is exclusive to the world. A fishing team is usually made up of family members, and to this activity coagulates the family organization in the spirit of sharing.The worldview of Southern Islands:
traditionally, the Yamis's world includes Taiwan, Lyudao (Green Island), and the Batan Islands. China does not exist in their map.The only ethnic that does not have the tradition of headhunting:
peace loving Yamis put on their helmet and spear and flight by throwing stones at each other until one of them is hurt. After the battle, they each go home and the war is entered

Gamalan

The Gamalan is the earliest settlers of the Lanyang Plains. It is one of the branches of Taiwan's plain aborigines. In the earlier days, the Gamalans dwell in the Lanyang Plain area. At the end of the 18th century, the Hans began to migrate into the Lanyang Plains and forced the Gamalans to relocate into the east. Today, the Gamalans mostly spread in the Ilan, Luodong, Suao, Fengbing Township (Hualien County), and Changbing Townsip (Taitung County) area.